Ornament for christmas-tree garden



. A rn 2 y ATTORNEY .MW/Z y Augt ze, .1930.

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ORNAMENT FOR CHRISTMAS TREE GARDEN Filed Feb. 25, 1929 laremecl` Aug. va6, i930- nNiTEDfSTATES" y'oRiviiiinnifil Fon cHmsTMAs-lrann GRN' Application fuga, rebruarya, 1929." serali No. "342,457.

The present invention relates to an iinproved yChristmas tree garden ornament, and

the ornament maybe produced by using pine mountedupon stems havy p stru'cted from a'srnally brancher twigpof va1 55 'Y pine tree, and 2 is the coneorv bur. v Y 5 `In Figures land Qtlie petals '3 arelclos'ed,

tree hurs or cones 5 ing bases. f f i For examplepine tree burs or cones at a certain time open up, and ifv they are not opened, it is possible to make them open by dipping the cone ina suitable solution.

l0 'It is the purposeto ,use thevcones'inopen or closed condition orfrmation, and by sol-` oring the cone either open or closed and inountiiig'the cone on a stem havinga base,

Y lthe ornament maybe ina-de tojsiin'ulate trees,

is. hence' providing foliage fora garden around A,

Y vent movement of the stem,"thefstefnibeing in# v's'eit'ed'in the cone and held frictional'ly in a Christmas tree. I y

Itis also the purpose to drill the cone or "bur, fasten a stem, whichmay be madeffrom twigs or short pieces or other parts of the 555 pine tree, the cone or bur being mounted on the stein rigidly, vwith a suitable base connested to the stem, it being possiblel to'. mount the cone or bur so as to assume'va'straight po sition or a slight inclined position on .the stein, so as to give various natural aspects to the ornament.

It is to he understood that the particulars herein given are iii noway limitative, and that while stilllzeeping within thezscope ofthe invention, anydesired modification of detailsl and proportions may be made in the'construction of the appliance according to circumstances. V

The invention comprises further features forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings n l Figure lisa view yof the ornamentv foral Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through` the same.

openn and combination of parts to he hereinafter set n ofa pine tree.

' Christmas treev garden; showing a pine cone Figure 5 is av view in side elevation of al different shape of an ornament wherein this.V

shape of V,cone rorv bur is' used showing' the Petal'sjopen. 'l Y Referringv'to the drawings, 1 identifies the stem of the ornament, wliicjhmayfbe conwhile the fp tals 4 in Figures* 3 and 4 lare The cone orhur isfboredout as shown atb 60 to receive the stem. In order? to fsecure the stem in the bore of the'cone and to prevent l rotation of '"thef cone, thefbore 5? asy in Figure 4 may `have alfiat portion 6 withfwhich aflatfp'ortion of the'steniniayvengage to lpre- '65 position agjv'ainst'heingabstracted-1 5v l Y However, it; is preferable to use adhesive 4material suchl as gluev orcement as shown at 6" 70 to secure thesteminthe hereof thecone. Y

^ `The lower end ofthestem lmay be similarly lfastened in hase 7 yfor instance-as inFigures 2 an'dfin theA firstfinstanc'e ad@ However anygsuitable means may beV used t0 y secu'rctlieyparts' together. *In the manufacture of these' ornaments for gardens aroundf-so Christmas trees the cone or bur may he dipped in. coloring matter, preferablyk giving the ornament a green color, in representation of.

- green foliage, while the stems may have their natural color, in order to represent the trunk-P285 of a tree,.preferably to representthe trunk f The'button 0r instance the baseniay behidden by moss ore/QG iini'tationggreengrass, or the'hase piece may be colored green and in this instance the leasel li'nayvrest on top,` of thevmossor imitation grass. .c

"As 'previously `stated thev cones may be 195 taken-froinpine trees, those either with their .petals closed or opened, and should thereI 'be an insuiicient supply `of opened cones it yisto be understood that theycan be made j to open by dipping ther'n` in. a suitablesolu-rloo AARON B. SCHEIBNER, oAUD'UBoN' Vfliiiizw JERSEY i l Y base, may insonney instances H Y `be1siniply natural wood color, and [in such tion, for instance in cold Water until they are thoroughly saturated and then they may be removed and placed n the sun, or in a dryer, after which they Will open up wide as shown in Figure 3. If it is desirable to have` thein Closed and the supply on hand are open, that may be saturated in hot Water, causing them to close Within a very short period.

The coloring matter for the cones or burs comprises chrome green and pine oil and naptha, in the following quantities: twelve pounds of chrome green to eight gallons of naptha and one-half pint of pine oil, the pine oil acting to give oli' a slight odor of pine and to assist in ausing the Chroine green to be absorbed into the cone or bur.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is 1. In a Christmas garden ornament si1nulating a tree, the combination with a stein provided with a base7 through which the stein tiXedly engages, of a pine tree Cone having its petals spacedly open throughout siinu- .lating the foliage of a tree, the core of said cone being perpendicularly bored out to receive said stern, said cone and the open petals being saturated in a green Colored matter which is absorbed in the fibre of the cone.

2. In a Christmas garden ornament simulating a tree, the combination With a stern provided with a base, through which the stem ixedly engages, of a pine tree cone having its petals spaeedly open throiighout simulating the foliage of a tree, the Core of said cone being perpendicular-ly bored out to receive said stein, said cone and the open petals being saturated in a green Colored inatter which is absorbed in the libre of the cone, and means to prevent the lower end of the stern from turningr in the base.

In testimony whereof he aliixes his signature.

AARON B. SCHEIBNER. 

